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Crack open a big beautiful pomegranate, heavy with juicy seeds and savor the color and texture of this lovely fruit. Rich ruby red seeds surrounded by white pith are found inside a leathery pinkish red outer rind, hiding all the goodness inside. The word pomeganate means 'apple with many seeds' and...
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One of the market’s favorite items for customers to pick up this time of year is walnuts! For baking, side dishes, salads, and appetizers, you can’t find better quality California-grown walnuts than at your farmers’ market. Walnuts are the oldest known food trees we know of. The Romans called them...
Need something to tickle the taste buds and impress your guests? Need a pungent, deliciously bitter mustard taste in your vegetable dish repertoire? Then this leafy green will fit the bill. It is unknown where Chinese broccoli (gai lan) was first cultivated, but it is used in many Asian countries,...
Fresh ginger is a somewhat under-utilized spice. Yes, we buy it ground and add it to all kinds of baked goods, but when you pick up a knob of fresh ginger at your farmers' market you're getting a spice with the intense piquant flavor that it was meant to have. It takes a bit more work to prepare...
A tall tropical grass with a lovely fresh lemony aroma, lemongrass is used freuently in Asian dishes, made into essential oils, and used for medicinal purposes. When cooking with lemongras, it is usually used in its fresh form, but can be found dried and powdered. When using fresh, the lower bulb...